• 4 x LED light heads
• 2 x DC to DC convertor
• 1 x 24V DC battery supply (One hour with 4 LED heads connected)

Photron has drawn on knowledge gained from over thirty years experience in high speed imaging technology, including Academy and Emmy awards for technical achievements to produce a camera providing 12bit dynamic range, high light sensitivity and the highest possible image quality and colour fidelity. The BC2 HD provides four megapixel resolution (2048×2048 pixels) at 1,000 fps, full 1080 HD resolution (1920×1080 pixels) at 2,000 fps and frame rates up to 86,000 fps with reduced resolution.

The BC2 HD is compatible with industry standard broadcast accessories: PL, B4, F and EF lens mounts, HD viewfinders, matte boxes, broadcast tripod plates and rechargeable battery packs/belts.

Complete camera control is achieved via an RS-422 port utilized by the camera’s remote keypad or with Photron FASTCAM Viewer (PFV) software through an RJ45 GigaBit Ethernet port.

Instant image playback is achieved through dual HD-SDI outputs on the camera’s rear panel.

The system utilizes a high performance CMOS image sensor to provide excellent light sensitivity allowing high speed recordings to be made with the minimum of additional lighting. The utilization of 12bit dynamic range output yields exceptional image quality and superior color fidelity. Photron’s experience in the field of high quality broadcast imaging provides a stable camera operation and superior imaging performance.

The camera may be controlled via the optional remote local keypad or over a Gigabit Ethernet network, and is fully compatible with the Photron J-BOX for multiple camera installations. Integrated capping shutter to facilitate automated calibration and automated lens control options further extend the ease of system operation. The system is supplied with intuitive Photron FASTCAM Viewer (PFV) software and Photron Device Control SDK (software development kit) allowing integration with user specific software.

The 4-port SATA/SAS Host Bus Adapter (HBA) is installed in a PC with an availabe PCIe x4 (or higher) expansion slot. A single cable between the HBA and the Download Module provides an individual 3.0Gb/s link to each drive installed on the Core Drive Shuttle.

After recording video with a DVR Express Core, eject the removable drive shuttle and install it in the Core Download Module. To the PC, these drives will appear as newly installed disk drives. Then, use IO Industries CoreView or Streams 5 software to access the data for playback, archival or export to common le formats.

All DVR Express® Core models support uncompressed video recording at the maximum data rate of their respective video standards – with no frame drops. Every captured frame of video is time-stamped in hardware with sub-microsecond accuracy. Core’s internal timer can be synchronized to the time clock of a remote computer facilitating synchronization to IRIG-B and GPS receivers. Core’s RAID storage engine provides an added level of protection against data loss.

DVR Express® Core is uniquely designed for remote control by laptop, workstation or handheld computer. The user interacts with the remote computer to control Core and to review the imagery captured by Core. Operations including live video display, video playback and video export can be performed simultaneously with video recording. IO Industries CoreView™ software, included with the purchase of Core, is installed on the remote computer and provides control of Core.

A host of other features simplify the integration of Core with computers and other electronics. Core’s 14-34V DC power input and its low power consumption, just 25W with drives installed, ease the task of powering the device in vehicles and aircraft. Trigger I/O using TTL and LVDS signals provides realtime interfacing to other devices. A rugged aluminum enclosure allows Core to withstand the rigors of use in the field.

Advanced features include precision time-stamping of video frames in hardware, hardware trigger inputs/outputs with FPGA-controlled timing manipulation, and onboard video buffering for optimal live video viewing.

CAVILUX Smart can generate pulsed light power of hundreds of watts. The standard wavelength is 690 nm or 810 nm. The visible 690 nm red light makes alignment easier and provides good sensitivity with semiconductor cameras. Even higher power and brightness can be achieved by using 810 nm light. In spite of the wavelength, the light output is always monochromatic and incoherent, which is ideal for illumination purposes as there are no chromatic aberrations or speckle.

CAVILUX Smart can generate arbitrary pulses or bursts of pulses with adjustable durations for the length of each individual pulse and each delay between pulses. The duration of each pulse can be adjusted from 30 ns to 10 ?s. All features are controlled with CAVILUX Control software. The maximum duty cycle (0.1 %) of CAVILUX Smart enables, for example, the generation of 1 ?s pulses at a frequency of 1 kHz.

The high maximum duty cycle (2 %) of CAVILUX HF makes it ideal for use with high-speed cameras. It is possible to generate, for example, 2 ?s light pulses at 10 kHz frequency or 100 ns light pulses at 200 kHz frequency.

CAVILUX HF is available at 810 nm wave length and includes all the features of CAVILUX Smart as well as extensive features for high-frequency operation. The possible applications in scientific and industrial R&D include high-speed imaging of welding, collisions, and explosions.